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hey guys,
i leave in a few days for a roadtrip from dallas to seattle on route 66, then up the pch. on the way back i'm coming down the continental divide. anyway, any advice on what to see, where to go, where not to go , what to expect in the different locales etc. first time in the northwest and this long of a trip. i've got a month to see the sights.
thanks
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Take rain gear.
My favorite is the Avenue of the Giants in N. CA. It's impossible to guess what else because there's just so much but a slow ride past San Simeon on your way up toward Big Sur is always nice. Lots to love about Carmel and Monterey. Half Moon Bay is pretty fine, too. Nothing better than planning to cross the Golden Gate after dark so you can soak in the city lights.
Coastal Oregon is like another world, rugged and fabulous, take your time and you'll see unbelievable beauty. A stop at the Lewis and Clark monument before you cross the mighty Columbia is pretty cool.
If you have time, a ride out onto the Olympic peninsula to the Dungeness Spit is fascinating and Port Townsend is pretty neat too.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Check Pants
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Do you have a rough idea of the states you'll be visiting? There's a bunch of folks on here from Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington. They'll chime in with local knowledge. Don't suppose you can make it from Dallas to Nelson, BC in 2 days  jh
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i believe i will be in new mexico, arizona, california, oregon,washington on the way up and idaho, wyoming, maybe utah and then colorado on the way back. i probably could make it to nelson in 2 days if i didn't stop for food, sleep or gas, but my plan is to spend 10 or 12 days getting up there, so i will be doing and seeing all kinds of stuff. just don't want to get side tracked with some lame stuff, but then again, what's an adventure without some anticlimax? 
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When in the Seattle area, spend an afternoon and ride up around Mt. Rainier, it's beautiful and the roads are very biker friendly. Some good twisties if you pay to enter the national park.
Mt. St. Helens is another good choice, but I've never ridden my bike there.
Take a ferry and cross over to the Peninsula might be a good option as well. Again, lots of scenery and the ferry can be fun (bikes get head of the line).
Zmilin might chime in with some riding suggestions north of Seattle, he knows those roads very well.
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Nelson in a couple o' days or not, maybe plan to breach the 49th and let your presence be known in Supernatural BC! Door's always open for a weary rider on the road to adventure! 
Live to love, love to live.
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Sounds like a blast! I'd like to do much the same trip myself, someday. Have a safe ride and let us know how it was! 
Fidelis et Fortis
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Take rain gear.
My favorite is the Avenue of the Giants in N. CA. It's impossible to guess what else because there's just so much but a slow ride past San Simeon on your way up toward Big Sur is always nice. Lots to love about Carmel and Monterey. Half Moon Bay is pretty fine, too. Nothing better than planning to cross the Golden Gate after dark so you can soak in the city lights.
Coastal Oregon is like another world, rugged and fabulous, take your time and you'll see unbelievable beauty. A stop at the Lewis and Clark monument before you cross the mighty Columbia is pretty cool.
If you have time, a ride out onto the Olympic peninsula to the Dungeness Spit is fascinating and Port Townsend is pretty neat too.
Stay in Garberville at the southern tip of Avenue of the Giants. Surprisingly little traffic. I was at Canon Beach, OR, the final stop for Lewis and Clark just last month. DO NOT waste your time on the few miles that make up the "Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway". The Gorge is beautiful but all the "historic Highway" consisted of was bumper to bumper RVs with people parking along the road to see waterfalls the look like any others along the Pacific Coast. Five miles, or so, took about an hour. I liked Aptos, CA. For me, the most appealing part of California is from Monterey north. SoCal is all about crowds and traffic. Mt. Hood and the drive up through Sandy is pretty cool. If it works into your trip take US 12 through Idaho..
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thanks for the offer, keith. i would take you up on it if i had a passport. to you others, thanks for the input and keep em coming
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Should be Riding
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I would invest in one of those cooling vest. One word for your Westward trip: HOT! Not necessarily this one (first google result) but you get the idea. Also, Plan on riding at the crack of dawn. Then around 1:30pm and thereafter be prepared to ride 50 or 60 miles between fill-ups so you can lounge in the air conditioned goodness of the gas station. Lounge until you feel the cold floors through the soles of your boots! Oh yeah, gas stations are far and few between when you roll rural roads...
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thanks for the offer, keith. i would take you up on it if i had a passport. to you others, thanks for the input and keep em coming
Oh that's right too... nowadays ya need a passport. Next time!
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Where the divide crosses U.S. 60 just out of the Cibala national forest, stop in Pie Town at the Pie-O-Neer, great food, great people, great history, AWESOME PIE!
Thom
I might be wrong, I sometimes am.
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